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Madura is set to become Indonesia`s largest sugar-producing area

Known for a long time as a salt-producing area in Indonesia, the island of Madura in East Java province is now set to ...

30 thousands residents displaced by flood in Jakarta

At least 30,784 residents have been displaced by floods in Jakarta caused by incessant rain for the last several days, ...

Chevron to increase investment by US$12 billion

Chevron Indonesia has made a commitment to increase its investment by US$12 billion in a deep sea gas field ...

Construction of Sunda Strait bridge urgent

The idea of building a bridge spanning the sea between Java and Sumatra has for decades remained in the pipeline. ...

Foreign ambassadors impressed at Krakatau Festival

Several foreign ambassadors in Indonesia have expressed their enthusiasm for the 23rd Krakatau Festival 2013 held in ...

China, Taiwan`s head delegates meet in Bali

China`s President Xi Jinping and Taiwan`s Head of Delegation Vincent Siew met here on Sunday ahead of APEC Leaders ...

China's Xi says political solution for Taiwan can't wait forever

Chinese President Xi Jinping told a senior envoy from self-ruled Taiwan on Sunday that a political solution to a ...

Indonesian govt sells 18 oil and gas blocks at auction

The first round of auctions for 18 oil and gas blocks located mostly in the eastern part of the country has been ...

Forest fires return in Riau province

Following a prolonged rainy season, Indonesia is currently experiencing a very dry period that has again triggered ...

Russia sending warships to the Mediterranean: Report

Russia "over the next few days" will be sending an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean as ...

Sumatra`s haze might affect Malaysia due to wind direction

Haze from land-clearance fires in Riau Province, Sumatra Island, might affect Malaysia, with the wind blowing toward ...

Prices of Indonesian shrimp surge

The prices of Indonesian shrimps almost doubled in August in the country to follow the trend in the world market and ...

80,090 migrate from Sumatra to Java after Lebaran

A total of 80,090 people have until Monday migrated from Sumatra to Java during the post-fasting Idul Fitri holidays ...

Australia, PNG supports Indonesia on Papua issue

- The governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have urged the districts of Papua and Papua Barat (West ...

28 ships deployed at Merak Port

The Merak branch of Inland and Waterway Transportation Services (ASDP) has deployed 28 roll-on roll-off (roro) ferries ...